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Ratio, SM-Bank 032 MC

Shelley and Carly collect dolls.

The ratio of the number of dolls Shelley owns compared to Carly is  3 : 2.

Shelley owns 12 dolls.

How many dolls does Carly own?

  1. \(2\)
  2. \(6\)
  3. \(8\)
  4. \(18\)
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\(C\)

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\(\text{Shelley’s dolls represents 3 parts}\)

\(3\ \text{parts}\) \(=12\)
\(1\ \text{part}\) \(=\dfrac{12}{3}=4\)

    
\(\text{Carly’s dolls represents 2 parts}\)

\(=2\times 4=8\)
 

\(\therefore\ \text{There Carly owns}\ 8\ \text{dolls.}\)
 

\(\Rightarrow C\)

Filed Under: Ratio Tagged With: num-title-ct-core, smc-4608-20-Word problems ratio, smc-4608-30-Unitary method ratio

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